2 days ago · PRESS RELEASE — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today updated its weekly Respiratory Virus Summary Dashboard, which shows an increase in flu activity and flu-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths this season to 117.

2 days ago · The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is sounding the alarm over an increase in flu activity and flu-related deaths on Wednesday. ... Flu, RSV, COVID-19 cases increasing ...

2 days ago · RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Numbers released Wednesday show that while RSV and COVID are decreasing, the uptick in flu cases is driving the overall respiratory illness numbers upward. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 11.8% of emergency visits were for the flu — as opposed to 3% for COVID and 1.2% for RSV ...

A Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report Prepared by the Influenza Division.

This dashboard is a resource for tracking and understanding the spread of respiratory illness, including COVID-19, flu (influenza), and RSV, in North Carolina. New for the 2024-2025 respiratory season : This dashboard includes summary information about COVID-19 …

1 day ago · By comparison, during the 2023-24 respiratory virus season, 294 North Carolinians died from flu-related illnesses: 179 deaths ages 65 and older; 73 ages 50 to 64; 26 ages 25 to 49; two ages 18 to ...

2 days ago · CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The CDC says flu activity is very high in North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services weekly report said that 18% of all emergency room visits, which is about 2,400 people, had symptoms of a respiratory virus and the week before there was 15.6%. The number of people reporting flu like ...

2 days ago · UNC Health is also reporting a sudden surge in flu cases. Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 1, cases rose by 200. This past week, between Jan. 26 and Feb. 3, WakeMed had 1,122 positive flu tests with 39 ...

For the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, influenza data can be found as part of the weekly respiratory surveillance report summary updated on Wednesdays: WEEKLY COVID-19 AND INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE SUMMARY.

Some people are at high risk for serious flu complications, including: From October through May, NCDHHS’ Division of Public Health provides weekly updates on the spread of respiratory diseases, including influenza, in North Carolina.